Show FARMER BURNS BOOSTS YOKEL I TELLS HOW TO TALK TO JEFF Still the interest in the match to be held at the Salt I take theatre February 8 will not down downIn downIn In the same breath with Jeffries and Johnson Johnso the two wre tl rz rs are mentioned and each seems to about an backing The local wrestling tans fans were much In hi Interested in n Farmer Burns talk yesterday It will be remembered that the Farmer former champion of the world failed to down Yokel here once In an hour much I twice as he had bad to do to win There is no one of his weight going to down that little fellow said Burns I know that Karp Is a good mana very good the match will be worth the price but I think Yokel wilt win At Atleas leas l I do not think Karp can throw him I left here I saw by the papers that I had failed to show form by not throwing Yokel I want to say that I Idid Idid did not get any credit for being on the all the time and that he could do 10 nothing with me They also said I weighed 60 O pounds more than Yok Yokel l I wish I had a bet that I weighed more than 15 pounds of him now I And the Farmer backed his words by pulling out an old wallet and exhibiting a copious roll of greenbacks The Farmer also found time to getina a few words about Jeff He said Jet Jeff dont like newspapermen He is pestered to death by them The other day a fellow rushed up to him and asked Jeff what he ate Hay said Jeff They fix up all kinds of stories about him and he dont like Jike it I know some somebody somebody body that would be glad to have them sa say but not so with Jeff Don t talk boxing to him He Is lIn ha hable ble to slap you one Just go up and say there are some fine big bears around here and you have him He will say Have a drink or a cigar and then will talk your arm off about the bears he lias Las shot and shot at But remember to stay oft off the boxing game |